Month: June 2017

The Geoff McPherson CRS Scholarships presentation in 2017 took place on Tuesday 20 June – World Refugee Day. For a full report, go to the Events page on our website at https://actrefugee.org.au/events/

Your spontaneous generosity over the past few years has enabled us to do a great deal to be good neighbours in assisting asylum seekers and refugees to find a life in Canberra and be supported while their claims are assessed. In the last year the impact of Government policy has been to increase the cost to CRS of providing support. We are now confronted with a case that stretches our resources to the limit. That’s why I am writing to appeal to you for additional financial support. Continue reading →

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Tri Nguyen

Tri Nguyen walks to Canberra to say thank you for the kindness he received as a refugee. Photo: Angela Wylie/Fairfax Syndication

Hashmat Shafaq

Afghan refugee and craftsman Hashmat Shafaq working on a table leg in his store Rosewood Furniture in Woden. He was a woodworker in Afghanistan before he came to Australia in 1999. Photo: Jeffrey Chan/The Canberra Times

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